Shaman: Elemental 101

\r\rSpells\r Crowd control spell for Elementals, no cooldown.\rBrama di Sangue\/Eroismo Raid wide haste buff\rCatena di Fulmini A ranged cleave spell. Deals nature damage to additional mobs near the target. High mana cost.\rFolgore della Terra Nature direct damage shock, instant cast. Used to discharge excess charges with the fulmination talent.\rTerremoto Talented ability. Used for AoE nature damage. High mana cost.\rSignore degli Elementi Talented ability. Increases damage by 15% & haste by 20%. 3 minute cool down reduced by feedback talent.\r weapon imbue that increases damage by at least 5%\r Fire shock, part direct damage, part dot.\rMaleficio Crowd control for Beasts\/Humanoids. 30 second cooldown.\rGetto di Lava Fire direct damage spell that has a 100% crit chance if the target has a dot on it.\rDardo Fulminante Nature direct damage, lower mana cost. The spamable damage ability for elemental. Generates shield charges and returns mana via rolling thunder.\r Nature based damage shield required for rolling thunder to function.\rEpurazione Removes a beneficial magic effect from the target\rGrazia dello Spiritista Allows for 15 seconds of normal casting while moving.\rEsplosione Tonante Talented ability that returns mana, damages nearby enemies while knocking them back.\r With Flametongue Weapon it causes fire damage, and gives a damage buff for the next fire spell.\rRaffica di Vento Ranged interrupt on a 6 second cooldown, with 2 seconds of lockout.\r\rTalents\rBase Spec\r\rVariation: Change points from Acuity, Reverberation and Totemic Reach to Convection (mana issues), Elemental Warding (magic damage reduction) or Ancestral Resolve (damage reduction while casting)\r\rGlyphs\rPrime: Glifo Carbonizzato and Glifo Carbonizzato. Take Glifo Carbonizzato if you have T12 4pc, Glifo Carbonizzato if you do not. \rMajor: choice of Glifo Carbonizzato, Glifo Carbonizzato, Glifo Carbonizzato, Glifo Carbonizzato, Glifo Carbonizzato and Glifo Carbonizzato\rMinor: Glifo Carbonizzato, Glifo Carbonizzato to remove knockback, otherwise personal preference.\r\rGearing\rStat Priorities\rHit* > Int > Haste >=** Mastery > Crit\r* Hit is the most important stat to get up until the hit cap, then it is only useful as reforge fodder\r** Haste > Mastery is a good generalized rule to follow, but the actual stat weights vary based on gear in general, and specifically how much haste you have.\r\rStat Caps\rHit: 1742 hit\/spirit gives 17% hit (1640 for Draenei)\r\rGems\rMeta: Diamante Spirito Tenebroso Ardente\rRed: Rubino Infernale Brillante\rYellow: Topazio Ardente Sprezzante\rBlue: Occhio Demoniaco Purificato or Occhio Demoniaco Velato (either works, as spirit & hit perform the same function)\r\rSocket for Red gems unless you need extra hit, and ignore socket bonuses that aren't Int.\r\rEnchants\rHelm: Arcanum del Monte Hyjal\rShoulders: Iscrizione Superiore della Magnetite Energizzata\rCloak: Intelletto Superiore\rChest: Attributi Impareggiabili \rBracer: Intelletto Vigoroso\rGloves: Maestria Superiore or Celerità depending on EP valuations for both\rLegs: Ornamento Magico Spettrale Potente\rBoots: Celerità or Precisione, depending on hit requirements.\rWeapon: Torrente di Potere\rShield\/Off Hand: Intelletto Pregevole\r\rReforging\r\rReforging from: Excess Hit > Crit >> Mastery\rReforge to: Hit (when under cap) > Haste > Mastery\r\rRotation\rThe elemental rotation is a combination of cool down use, up times, and preventing the waste of shield charges.\r\r1. Keep up. This should not be an issue if you have the correct talents & glyphs.\r2. Keep up. Getto di Lava is virtually worthless to cast if it doesn't auto crit. It's ok to recast this 5 seconds early if you're approaching 9 charges\r3. Use Getto di Lava whenever it is off cooldown.\r4. Cast Folgore della Terra at either 8 or 9 stacks of . Aim for 9, but it's ok to cast it on 8 charges if all you are casting is Dardo Fulminantes, or at 7 if is expiring soon\r5. Cast Dardo Fulminante. (Note: there are some suggestions that Catena di Fulmini can be used in a single target rotation. Simulations have confirmed that this is not the case).\r\rArea of Effect Rotation\r1. Cast Terremoto on the mob stack, or the most efficient place for it.\r2. Catena di Fulmini. Note that using Glifo Carbonizzato will see a DPS increase if you hit more than three targets.\r3. Folgore della Terra when at 9 shield charges. You'll be generating charges left right and center, so it's ok to waste a few.\r\rMobile Rotation\rDPS on the move is fairly similar to the stationary rotation, if you have Glifo Carbonizzato on, which you should do. The only difference is that you can't cast Getto di Lava on the move, so either save Grazia dello Spiritista for when you can't stop running, or stop for a quick cast if it is safe to do so.\r\rTotem use\rYour default totem loadout should be Searing\/Fire Elemental, Wrath of Air, Stoneskin, and Healing Stream. You should be aware of what raid buffs are present, and which are not so that you can adjust your totem selection accordingly. eg: you have a Shadow Priest present, but no Enhancement Shaman or Death Knights, so replacing Wrath of Air with Windfury would be a good idea.\r\rAddons\rCooldowns\rNeedToKnow\rNeedToKnow is a configurable bar timer addon that allows you to watch anything time related, like cooldowns, buffs, debuffs, etc.\r\rPower Auras\rPower Auras is a configurable HUD aura to let you know when certain things have happened, like cooldowns finishing or buffs being up.\r\rSexyCooldowns\rSexyCooldowns is a logarithmic bar timer for events, cooldowns, etc \r\rRotation & Spells\rEventHorizon\rEventHorizon allows you to see the next 12-18 seconds of your rotation with cast times, dot uptimes, and cooldowns, allowing you to judge what you should cast next. Can be heavily customized via a LUA file.\r\rRaeli's Spell Announcer\rRSA is a nifty little addon to announce when you've used certain spells, like Raffica di Vento.\r\rQuartz\rQuartz is a very useful cast bar addon.\r\rTotem Management\rTotemTimers\rOne of the oldest totem management addons around, it's also one of the best.\r\rMacros\rBrama di Sangue\/Eroismo\r\/stopmacro \r\/cast Heroism\r\/yell Buttons are not toys\r\rSignore degli Elementi\/Dardo Fulminante\r\/stopcasting\r\/cast Elemental Mastery\r\/run UIErrorsFrame:Clear()\r\/cast Lightning Bolt\r\rEpurazione with focus set\/change\/clear\r\/clearfocus \r\/focus \r\/stopcasting\r\/cast Purge\r\rRaffica di Vento simple focus\r\/focus \r\/stopcasting\r\/stopcasting\r\/cast Wind Shear\r\r\r\/clearfocus \r\/focus \r\/cast Bind Elementa\r\r\/\r#showtooltip Lightning Shield Macro\r\/castsequence reset=6 Lightning Shield, Flametongue Weapon